Performance and calibration of the Flash DSC 1, a new, MEMS-based fast scanning calorimeter

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1533-1546

  Poel, Geert Vanden ^a   Istrate, Daniel ^a   Magon, Agnieszka ^a,b   Mathot, Vincent ^c  

^a DSM RESOLVE   (Netherlands)

^b RZESZOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c SciTe   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chip sensor; MEMS; Purge gas; Purge gas flow rate; Sample handling; Symmetry; Temperature calibration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION DATA; CORRECTION FACTORS; FAST SCANNING; HELIUM PURGE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; PURGE GAS; RATE VARIATION; SAMPLE HANDLING; SCAN RATES; TEMPERATURE CALIBRATION; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

CALIBRATION; COOLING; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; FLOW RATE; HELIUM; MEMS; NITROGEN; SENSORS;

HEATING;

EID: 84870942291     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-012-2722-7     Document Type: Article

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